Operations against IS in Afghanistan to intensify, U.S. general says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States intends to step up military operations against Islamic State in eastern Afghanistan during a temporary ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban, the top U.S. general in Afghanistan said on Friday.
Northern Irish almost evenly split on whether to remain in the UK: survey
LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly as many Northern Irish people would back joining the republic of Ireland as support remaining in the United Kingdom, with Brexit pushing some to switch in favor of unification, according to a poll conducted for the BBC.
Putin: Pyongyang told us it’s ready to work constructively
BEIJING (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, after talks with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing, said recent contacts with North Korea confirmed Pyongyang’s readiness for constructive work.
‘This is why we protest’: Jordan family struggles in tough economy
AMMAN (Reuters) – Bayan Samara’s children often asked her why she could not buy them new clothes or toys. So the Jordanian teacher took them to a rally in the capital.
Austria plans to shut down mosques, expel foreign-funded imams
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s right-wing government plans to shut down seven mosques and expel up to 40 imams in what it said was “just the beginning” of a push against Islamist ideology and foreign funding of religious groups.
British Brexit backstop plan welcome, with caveats: Irish foreign minister
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney on Friday welcomed a British plan for ensuring there are no customs checks along the Irish border when Britain leaves the European Union, but said it only told half the story.
Air strikes kill at least 44 in Syria’s Idlib: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes likely by Russia on a village in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province killed at least 44 people overnight, inflicting the highest death toll in a single attack on the region this year, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Two South Korean media staff arrested at North Korean ambassador’s home in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Two South Korean media staff have been arrested for trespassing at the home of the North Korean ambassador to Singapore, police said on Friday, just days before a high-stakes summit between the U.S. and North Korean leaders in the…
Kim Jong Un impersonator says detained for hours at Singapore airport
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An Australian comedian known for impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was detained by Singapore’s authorities on Friday and questioned about his political views.
South Korean media arrested for trespass in North Korean ambassador home in Singapore: police
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Two South Korean media staff were arrested for entering the residence of the North Korean ambassador to Singapore in a case of criminal trespass, the Singapore police said on Friday.
